New York AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION, 415 
VARIETIES OF RASPBERRIES AND BLACK- 
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SUMMARY. 
Only varieties which have been tested on the Station grounds 
during the past eight years are included in this bulletin. 
Among red raspberries Bradley No. 1 and Brilliant have not 
been fully tested but appear to be of doubtful value. Cline is valu- 
able only on account of earliness. The fruit is small and the plants 
unproductive. Cuthbert is still the most popular variety throughout 
the State. Herbert has made a good record and is worthy of 
testing. King and Royal Church are inclined to crumble. Loudon 
is desirable but is quite variable in growth of cane. Marlboro canes 
are rather dwarf but are very productive. Pomona lacks pro- 
ductiveness on some soils. ‘Turner is an old variety, hardy and 
productive, but the fruit averages too small. 
Purple raspberries are superior for canning. Their value for 
this purpose is not fully appreciated. Columbian and Shaffer are 
both desirable kinds. Haymaker is productive; has not been fully 
tested but appears hardly equal in size or quality to varieties already 
mentioned. 
Black raspberry plantations should be frequently renewed on 
account of injury from anthracnose. Beyer is a new kind ripening 
its fruit on the current season’s growth; requires further testing, 
as yet does not show many desirable characters. Black Diamond 
is variable, being worthless on some soils. Cumberland, Gregg, 
Mills and Onondaga produce fruit of excellent size and color. 
Eureka, Mohler and Palmer are among the most desirable early 
kinds. Ohio is not grown as extensively as formerly, and is used 
more for evaporating than for market purposes. 
*A reprint of Bulletin No. 278. 
